for Area Fire Departments This Month New Program is ‘Win Win’ for Members and Emergency Agencies

Beginning this month, VVEC begins collecting monthly dues for members of the Wann,

and Owens &#38; Co. fire departments, and Oologah-Talala EMS. The dues appear on VVEC’s monthly electric bills and are paid to the fire departments once a month. Through this service VVEC members can enjoy the convenience of paying two items

with one payment, and fire departments will receive members’ dues without doing all the billing and collecting. More fire departments have been invited to take advantage of this service, and mem-

bers will be notified by letter when they can begin participating. If you have questions about this service, or how to participate, please contact your fire department.

Trustees Retain Positions on Board; Officers Remain the Same

Members in districts 1, 3, and 5 met in November to elect trustees. However, since a quorum was not reached at any meeting, the incumbent trustees retain their positions for another three-year term. Those trustees are Jim Brackett, Vernon Lewis, and Jimmy Lambert, respectfully. Cooperative bylaws require that at least 5 percent of the members in any district

must register their attendance in order for business to be transacted. During the December board meeting, trustees re-elected the current slate of of- ficers. Ken Howard continues as president, while Dennis Lenox is vice-president and Chuck Huerter is secretary-treasurer.

Winter Residential Rates

October through March usage, November through April billing Customer Charge

Energy Charge

1st 1,000 kWh Over 1,000 kWh

$0.0731/kWh $0.0671/kWh

A power cost adjustment (PCA) will be applied to all bills when the actual cost of power purchased exceeds or is less than 55.993 mills per kWh.

In addition, a gross receipts tax of 2% of revenue will be included, plus ad- ditional taxes if applicable.

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1. Check your fuses or circuit breakers. Every service is different. You may have fuses or circuit breakers in your house, on the side of your house, under your meter, or all three places. Check to see if your neighbors have electricity.

2. Call the Co-op at 371-2584, or 1-800-870- 5948 if the call is long distance for you. Have your account number, name as it appears on the account, and address handy to give to the dispatcher. If you should get a recording, please don’t hang up; leave your information. It will be retrieved and given to the correct department. Every message is answered.